"Eclipse of the Soul"

As Kaito stood, his dark blade crackling with cursed energy, his chest rising and falling with the rhythm of his pulse, the ground trembled, and the space around him began to warp.

Queen Morrivha (her voice now a soft, poisonous whisper):

"You think you understand the nature of power, Kaito. You believe you can challenge me because you are strong. But strength, true power, is born not from mere force—it is born from understanding. From the depths of the mind and soul. Let me show you what lies beneath the surface."

The moons above shifted, their glow intensifying as if they were feeding off the cosmic energy of the moment. The red sun flickered with a brutal heat that radiated through the space, while the golden sun, now more oppressive than ever, cast long, shifting shadows.

Suddenly, the air froze around Kaito. The world around him started to bend, distort, as if the laws of reality were no longer holding their ground.

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The Illusions Begin